Statistics NZ

Retail sales growth dives in December, up just +0.9% year-on-year
16 Jan 19, 11:43am
David Chaston
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Surprising analysts, December retail sales end 2018 on a very weak note, even after removing the impact of falling petrol prices
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5+ a day is cheaper
15 Jan 19, 11:15am
David Chaston
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Food prices are not rising - in fact healthy food prices are lower now than at the start of 2018. Better weather conditions kept prices of fruit & vegetables considerably lower
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New residential building up by 6.7% in year to October
30 Nov 18, 11:30am
Greg Ninness
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The number of stand alone houses and retirement village units being consented is declining while multi-unit housing is growing strongly, Statistics NZ says
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Auckland's housing shortage has grown by 34,000 in the last five years
25 Nov 18, 6:02am
Greg Ninness
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New figures show Auckland's housing shortage is still getting worse but should start to decline in the next one to two years
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Net gain from migration at its lowest level since September 2015
22 Nov 18, 11:54am
Greg Ninness
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Population growth from migration is continuing to decline but remained above 60,000 in the year to October
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Average value of home alterations declining in Auckland
18 Nov 18, 6:02am
Greg Ninness
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Average value of dwelling alterations consented in Auckland down 16.6% compared to last year's peak
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New dwelling consents down 7.6% in September compared to a year ago
31 Oct 18, 11:49am
Greg Ninness
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New dwelling consents took a breather in September, mainly due to a drop in the number of stand alone houses and apartments being consented, while townhouse and home unit consents were up
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Collins: Foreign buyer ban reducing housing supply
30 Oct 18, 5:10pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
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Collins slates Twyford's KiwiBuild for not serving those most in need, but is comfortable with nearly 10% of residential property purchases in central Auckland being made by foreigners
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Overseas buyers account for almost 10% of residential property sales in central Auckland
30 Oct 18, 12:09pm
Greg Ninness
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Residential property purchases by overseas buyers were declining before the overseas buyer restrictions were introduced
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Housing costs to income ratio remains unchanged from 2008
30 Oct 18, 11:07am
admin
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Average annual housing costs rose faster than average annual household income over the past decade, Statistics NZ says
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Auckland's new housing supply now almost keeping up with population growth
23 Oct 18, 12:44pm
Greg Ninness
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Falls in migration & rising building consents mean Auckland's housing shortage could be on the verge of receding, but there's still a big backlog of pent up demand to overcome
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Net migration gain lowest for a September month since 2014
19 Oct 18, 11:32am
Greg Ninness
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New Zealand's September net migration gain down 21% from September 2016 peak
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Number of new homes consented in Auckland hits record high
28 Sep 18, 11:25am
Greg Ninness
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Auckland's house building boom continues to ramp up reaching a record high in year to August
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NZ's August trade deficit widest monthly deficit on record
26 Sep 18, 1:02pm
Gareth Vaughan
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August trade deficit driven to record high by rising costs of crude oil and diesel imports
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August's net migration gain the lowest since 2013
21 Sep 18, 11:33am
Greg Ninness
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Net migration down 12.2% in year to August compared to previous year and continuing to fall
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Do-ups to the fore as housing alterations hit record high
16 Sep 18, 6:31am
Greg Ninness
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A record $1.84 billion of housing alterations was consented in June year as big numbers of homeowners do up their houses
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Migration by the numbers: what is up and what is down
1 Sep 18, 10:41am
Greg Ninness
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Our changing migration patterns: Net migration numbers are falling back from their recent highs but migration is still increasing in some areas and declining in others
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New dwelling consents gathering real momentum in Auckland
30 Aug 18, 11:20am
Greg Ninness
31 comments
New dwelling consents were at elevated levels in Auckland last month, but down in most other main centres
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Migration pushed NZ population up by 63,779 in July year
21 Aug 18, 11:23am
Greg Ninness
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Annual New Zealand migration gain still at historically high levels but easing back compared to the last two years
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NZ population pushes towards 5 million
14 Aug 18, 11:07am
Gareth Vaughan
39 comments
New Zealand has added the equivalent of the population of the Waikato region since 2013 with net migration the main driver, Statistics NZ says
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10 Aug 18, 11:45am
Average building costs declining for Auckland apartments
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31 Jul 18, 11:33am
New dwelling consents eased in June but remain higher year-on-year
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27 Jul 18, 11:40am
Overseas buyer activity increasing in central Auckland, mostly down elsewhere
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20 Jul 18, 11:43am
June migration gain down 31% compared to June last year
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6 Jul 18, 10:00am
This week's guest Top 10
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29 Jun 18, 11:25am
New dwelling consents at 15 year high in Auckland
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22 Jun 18, 11:36am
Net migration gain in May down 25.5% compared to a year ago
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7 Jun 18, 11:39am
Nearly 20% of central Auckland properties being sold to overseas buyers
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5 Jun 18, 2:21pm
New houses are getting smaller in Auckland, bringing building costs down
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30 May 18, 11:21am
Building consents rise in Auckland, fall in most other regions
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21 May 18, 11:27am
Monthly migration gain smallest since May 2014
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4 May 18, 12:25pm
Unraveling some of the mysteries of rent behaviour
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2 May 18, 10:57am
Unemployment falls for fifth consecutive quarter
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1 May 18, 11:09am
High density housing spurs growth
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24 Apr 18, 11:05am
March migration gain smallest in four years
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29 Mar 18, 11:17am
Growth in new home construction is stalling
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21 Mar 18, 1:22pm
Annual Auckland GDP tops $100 bln for the first time
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21 Mar 18, 11:24am
February's net migration gain the lowest for two years
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15 Mar 18, 11:22am
The economy shifts down a gear, GDP data shows
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2 Mar 18, 11:21am
New dwelling consents in Auckland up 40% compared to a year ago
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28 Feb 18, 11:22am
Recent trend of declining migration gain looks fairly fragile
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18 Feb 18, 7:02am
The recent drop in migration levels may not last
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7 Feb 18, 11:06am
Unemployment falls to almost decade low
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2 Feb 18, 11:34am
New residential building consents down 1.6% compared to a year ago
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2 Feb 18, 11:28am
Net migration keeps trickling back from peak highs
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